Map supporting easel



May 13, 1952 Q w SQUYRES 2,596,302

MAP SUPPORTING EASEL Filed May 6, 1949 INV EN TOR. 6 9 Clarence W. spuyres I BY I flthrncy.

Patented May 13, 1952 MAP SUPPORTING EASEL Clarence W. Squyrcs, Carlsbad, N. Mex., assignor of forty-nine per cent to J. S. McCall, Carlsbad,

N. Mex.

Application May 6, 1949, Serial No. 91,755

1 Claim.

This invention relates to the official class of brackets and supports and more particularly to a new and novel easel.

lhe primary object of this invention resides in the provision of an easel adapted to removably support a map so the subject matter thereon can be readily read.

Another object of this invention resides in the provision of a map supporting easel adapted to be easily assembled and knocked down for storage in a compact condition.

A further object of this invention resides in the particular construction of the legs of the easel.

A still further object of this invention resides in the particular construction and arrangement of the cross bar whereby stabilization of the connected legs is maintained.

Aside from the aforesaid objects, this inven tion resides in the provision of means whereby a map is easily attached and removed from the cross bar of the easel.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of elements to be hereinafter more particularly set forth in the specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claims and, although this disclosure depicts my present conception of the invention, the right is reserved to resort to such departures therefrom as come within the scope of the claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application;

Fig. 1 is a front view of the easel.

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken approximately on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken approximately on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken approximately on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the front legs.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the rear leg.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the rubber feet and head pieces of the legs and cross bar.

In the present illustration of this invention the numeral 5 designates, in general, a knockdown easel adapted to removably support a map M indicated by dotted lines or other sheet articles displaying reference matter. Said easel is preferably formed of tubular front legs 6 which extend laterally from upper parallel body portions 1 rigidly secured against opposite sides of a short body portion 8 formed on the upper end of a rear leg or prop 9 by bolts l9 extending through aligned holes therein having thumb nuts ll screwed on their outer ends.

Formed on the upper ends of said body portions I of the front leg 6 are laterally extending arms H! to which is removably secured, as by bolts 13 and thumb nuts M, a tubular cross bar [5 having a plurality of spring clamps l6 spacedly secured thereto for engaging the upper end of the map. Said cross bar as herein shown attached to the aforesaid arms l2 not only forms a support for a map or similar article but functions as a stabilizer in retaining the legs of the easel in their normal relation when assembled so the easel can be moved from place to place without collapsing.

Secured to the lower ends of the legs are rubher feet ll while secured to said arms [2 and opposite ends of the cross bar l5 are rubber head pieces l8 similar in construction to the aforesaid feet.

With this invention fully set forth, it is manifest that an easel for removably supporting maps and the like is provided and through the particular construction of the elements thereof, the same can be easily assembled and knocked down without the use of tools.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

A map supporting easel comprising, laterally extending front legs, elongated parallel body portions formed on the upper ends of said legs, a rearwardly extending rear leg, an elongated short body portion formed on the upper end of said rear leg and disposed in parallelism against the body portions of the front legs, bolts extending through aligned and vertically spaced holes in said body portions, thumb nuts threaded on the outer ends of said bolts and securing the body portions of the legs rigidly together, laterally extending arms formed on the upper ends of the body portions of the front legs, a cross bar disposed against the front sides of the arms adjacent their upper ends, bolts extending through aligned holes in the cross bar and said arms, thumb nuts threaded on the outer ends of said bolts and securing the cross bar rigidly against the arms, spring clamps spacedly secured to the front side of the cross bar, rubber feet secured to the lower ends of the legs, and rubber head pieces secured on the outer ends of the cross bar and said arms.

CLARENCE-W. SQUYRES.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 295,636 Hayes Mar. 25, 1834 299,391 Ireland May 27, 1884 454,126 Eilar June 16, 1891 512,471 Holt Jan. 9, 1894 590,769 Pearsons Sept. 28, 1897 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 295 99 Great Britain Aug. 16, 1928 

